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Cities in Minnesota by households

Minneapolis, MN had the highest households of 103 cities in 2021, at 182,419. Dayton, MN had the lowest, at 2,552. The median was 8,776 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.23 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest182,419Minneapolis, MN
Lowest2,552Dayton, MN
Median8,776103 cities
Minnesota2,229,100History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Minneapolis, MN: 182,419 countMinneapolis, MN182,419St. Paul, MN: 119,505 countSt. Paul, MN119,505Rochester, MN: 48,990 countRochester, MN48,990Bloomington, MN: 37,234 countBloomington, MN37,234Duluth, MN: 36,106 countDuluth, MN36,106Plymouth, MN: 32,118 countPlymouth, MN32,118Brooklyn Park, MN: 29,514 countBrooklyn Park, MN29,514Eagan, MN: 27,589 countEagan, MN27,589Woodbury, MN: 27,220 countWoodbury, MN27,220Maple Grove, MN: 27,160 countMaple Grove, MN27,160St. Cloud, MN: 27,028 countSt. Cloud, MN27,028Burnsville, MN: 25,072 countBurnsville, MN25,072Eden Prairie, MN: 25,026 countEden Prairie, MN25,026Blaine, MN: 24,568 countBlaine, MN24,568Coon Rapids, MN: 24,393 countCoon Rapids, MN24,393St. Louis Park, MN: 24,135 countSt. Louis Park, MN24,135Lakeville, MN: 23,357 countLakeville, MN23,357Minnetonka, MN: 23,308 countMinnetonka, MN23,308Edina, MN: 22,667 countEdina, MN22,667Apple Valley, MN: 21,128 countApple Valley, MN21,128Mankato, MN: 17,196 countMankato, MN17,196Moorhead, MN: 17,169 countMoorhead, MN17,169Richfield, MN: 15,648 countRichfield, MN15,648Roseville, MN: 15,546 countRoseville, MN15,546Maplewood, MN: 15,364 countMaplewood, MN15,364Shakopee, MN: 15,087 countShakopee, MN15,087Inver Grove Heights, MN: 14,513 countInver Grove Heights, MN14,513Cottage Grove, MN: 12,850 countCottage Grove, MN12,850Shoreview, MN: 11,431 countShoreview, MN11,431Fridley, MN: 11,418 countFridley, MN11,418Savage, MN: 11,401 countSavage, MN11,401Oakdale, MN: 11,337 countOakdale, MN11,337Brooklyn Center, MN: 11,048 countBrooklyn Center, MN11,048Winona, MN: 10,971 countWinona, MN10,971Owatonna, MN: 10,830 countOwatonna, MN10,830Andover, MN: 10,759 countAndover, MN10,759White Bear Lake, MN: 10,478 countWhite Bear Lake, MN10,478Chaska, MN: 10,336 countChaska, MN10,336Austin, MN: 10,181 countAustin, MN10,181Prior Lake, MN: 9,924 countPrior Lake, MN9,924Minneapolis, MN: 182,419 countMinneapolis, MN182,419St. Paul, MN: 119,505 countSt. Paul, MN119,505Rochester, MN: 48,990 countRochester, MN48,990Bloomington, MN: 37,234 countBloomington, MN37,234Duluth, MN: 36,106 countDuluth, MN36,106Plymouth, MN: 32,118 countPlymouth, MN32,118Brooklyn Park, MN: 29,514 countBrooklyn Park, MN29,514Eagan, MN: 27,589 countEagan, MN27,589Woodbury, MN: 27,220 countWoodbury, MN27,220Maple Grove, MN: 27,160 countMaple Grove, MN27,160St. Cloud, MN: 27,028 countSt. Cloud, MN27,028Burnsville, MN: 25,072 countBurnsville, MN25,072Eden Prairie, MN: 25,026 countEden Prairie, MN25,026Blaine, MN: 24,568 countBlaine, MN24,568Coon Rapids, MN: 24,393 countCoon Rapids, MN24,393St. Louis Park, MN: 24,135 countSt. Louis Park, MN24,135Lakeville, MN: 23,357 countLakeville, MN23,357Minnetonka, MN: 23,308 countMinnetonka, MN23,308Edina, MN: 22,667 countEdina, MN22,667Apple Valley, MN: 21,128 countApple Valley, MN21,128Mankato, MN: 17,196 countMankato, MN17,196Moorhead, MN: 17,169 countMoorhead, MN17,169Richfield, MN: 15,648 countRichfield, MN15,648Roseville, MN: 15,546 countRoseville, MN15,546Maplewood, MN: 15,364 countMaplewood, MN15,364Shakopee, MN: 15,087 countShakopee, MN15,087Inver Grove Heights, MN: 14,513 countInver Grove Heights, MN14,513Cottage Grove, MN: 12,850 countCottage Grove, MN12,850Shoreview, MN: 11,431 countShoreview, MN11,431Fridley, MN: 11,418 countFridley, MN11,418Savage, MN: 11,401 countSavage, MN11,401Oakdale, MN: 11,337 countOakdale, MN11,337Brooklyn Center, MN: 11,048 countBrooklyn Center, MN11,048Winona, MN: 10,971 countWinona, MN10,971Owatonna, MN: 10,830 countOwatonna, MN10,830Andover, MN: 10,759 countAndover, MN10,759White Bear Lake, MN: 10,478 countWhite Bear Lake, MN10,478Chaska, MN: 10,336 countChaska, MN10,336Austin, MN: 10,181 countAustin, MN10,181Prior Lake, MN: 9,924 countPrior Lake, MN9,924
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Minneapolis, MN182,419
2St. Paul, MN119,505
3Rochester, MN48,990
4Bloomington, MN37,234
5Duluth, MN36,106
6Plymouth, MN32,118
7Brooklyn Park, MN29,514
8Eagan, MN27,589
9Woodbury, MN27,220
10Maple Grove, MN27,160
11St. Cloud, MN27,028
12Burnsville, MN25,072
13Eden Prairie, MN25,026
14Blaine, MN24,568
15Coon Rapids, MN24,393
16St. Louis Park, MN24,135
17Lakeville, MN23,357
18Minnetonka, MN23,308
19Edina, MN22,667
20Apple Valley, MN21,128
21Mankato, MN17,196
22Moorhead, MN17,169
23Richfield, MN15,648
24Roseville, MN15,546
25Maplewood, MN15,364
26Shakopee, MN15,087
27Inver Grove Heights, MN14,513
28Cottage Grove, MN12,850
29Shoreview, MN11,431
30Fridley, MN11,418
31Savage, MN11,401
32Oakdale, MN11,337
33Brooklyn Center, MN11,048
34Winona, MN10,971
35Owatonna, MN10,830
36Andover, MN10,759
37White Bear Lake, MN10,478
38Chaska, MN10,336
39Austin, MN10,181
40Prior Lake, MN9,924
41Ramsey, MN9,889
42Golden Valley, MN9,844
43Chanhassen, MN9,406
44Crystal, MN9,352
45New Brighton, MN9,298
46Hopkins, MN9,220
47Elk River, MN9,192
48Rosemount, MN9,021
49West St. Paul, MN8,943
50New Hope, MN8,937
51Faribault, MN8,880
52Hastings, MN8,776
53Champlin, MN8,725
54Columbia Heights, MN8,584
55South St. Paul, MN8,329
56Forest Lake, MN8,036
57Farmington, MN7,932
58Albert Lea, MN7,876
59Willmar, MN7,775
60Stillwater, MN7,517
61Hibbing, MN7,442
62Sartell, MN7,292
63Lino Lakes, MN7,242
64Red Wing, MN7,222
65Anoka, MN7,126
66Alexandria, MN6,786
67Fergus Falls, MN6,645
68Hutchinson, MN6,370
69Robbinsdale, MN6,367
70Bemidji, MN6,346
71Otsego, MN6,330
72Buffalo, MN6,252
73Northfield, MN6,198
74St. Michael, MN6,153
75Brainerd, MN6,129
76Hugo, MN5,941
77Ham Lake, MN5,884
78New Ulm, MN5,883
79North Mankato, MN5,861
80Sauk Rapids, MN5,538
81Vadnais Heights, MN5,388
82Monticello, MN5,379
83Marshall, MN5,286
84Cloquet, MN5,195
85Mounds View, MN5,192
86Little Canada, MN4,849
87Mendota Heights, MN4,694
88Waconia, MN4,675
89Fairmont, MN4,598
90North St. Paul, MN4,593
91Worthington, MN4,498
92Grand Rapids, MN4,485
93East Bethel, MN4,389
94Rogers, MN4,293
95Detroit Lakes, MN4,015
96North Branch, MN4,003
97Lake Elmo, MN3,895
98Big Lake, MN3,846
99Cambridge, MN3,836
100Hermantown, MN3,813
101St. Peter, MN3,795
102Victoria, MN3,458
103Dayton, MN2,552

Other periods

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Minneapolis, MN, with 182,419 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dayton, MN, with 2,552 in 2021.

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